Mihail Polihroniade (September 17, 1906 – September 22–23, 1939) was a

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n historian and journalist. Born in

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, he graduated from the law faculty of the

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and worked as a lawyer. Initially a communist sympathizer, he later embraced the far right and joined the

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. In the press, he contributed ideological articles as well as commentary on foreign events. Together with

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, Ionel Jianu and

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, he published ''Acțiune și reacțiune'' magazine from 1929 to 1930; ''Axa'' appeared under his guidance in 1933. He was editing secretary from ''Vremea'', editor at ''Buna Vestire'', and wrote for numerous publications, among them ''Politica'', ''Ultima oră'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''Universul literar'', ''Tiparnița literară'', ''Azi'', ''Cuvântul Argeșului'', ''Cuvântul studențesc'', ''Calendarul'', ''Sânziana'' and '' Iconar''. He belonged to the circle surrounding ''Criterion'' magazine. Together with Alexandru-Christian Tell, he published ''Domnia lui Carol I'' in 1937. He also authored the pamphlet ''Tineretul și politica externă'' (1937; re-edited 1940). His study "Viața politică a României sub Carol I" appeared in volume I of ''Enciclopedia României'' (1938).

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(ed. Marin Diaconu), ''De la Nae Ionescu la "Criterion"'', p. 385. Bucharest:

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, 2003. He was killed in

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as part of the reprisals for the assassination of

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(ed.

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), ''Jurnal politic'', p. 367. Bucharest: Editura Fundației PRO, 2003.

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